Wardson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wardson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wardson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wardson (456) may also be a first name.

Wardson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wardson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wardson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wardson.

How Common Is The Last Name Wardson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wardson is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Wardson is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Wardson live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 400,063rd most numerous first name globally, borne by 456 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most common in: Rhode Island, where 50 percent are found, Arkansas, where 25 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 25 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Wardson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wardson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wardson last name declined 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wartson8642/
Bardson8635/
Wordson863/
Vardson861/
Baardson80122/
Bairdson800/
Warzon77150/
Warcon7780/
Bordson71171/
Bartson71118/
Warcoin7132/
Bardsen7124/
Warchon7113/
Wharcon711/
Bardsan711/
Vartson711/
Wartsen711/
Wordsen710/
Baardsen67578/
Huartson67139/
Barthson6746/
Bardshan6726/
Bairdsen672/
Bartsion671/
Worthson671/
Vardåsen671/
Barttson670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wardson
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